The 1st term of a geometric series is 5. The sum of the first two terms of the series is 15 and the sum of the first 3 terms is 35. Determine the common ratio: 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4
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The first term of the series is 5, so the second term would be 5r, and the third term would be 5r^2. Show more…
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